Life in the Gravy
A wordslinger's view of life past 40.. or 50..

Archive for October, 2009

Need A New Game? Name Your Favorite Words.

October 29, 2009

Published in The Ferndale Record-Journal, October 28, 2009
Language fascinates me. It always has.
Some words delight me more than others because they’re either fun to work into a sentence, or they amuse me in some way.  Below are a few words that fall into this category:
Cupcake – The words ‘cup’ or ‘cake’ alone don’t thrill me, [...]

It’s All About The Food

October 15, 2009

Published in The Ferndale Record-Journal, October 14, 2009
My childhood home was always interesting. There was plenty of emotion, lots of fun and laughs, some sorrow, nurturing, moments of pain. Probably like a lot of other families. The odd thing is, and most especially at this time of year, I can’t stop thinking about the food. [...]